AfCFTA secretariat vows to boost Africa's food security

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AfCFTA secretariat vows to boost Africa's food security

STORY: AfCFTA secretariat vows to boost Africa's food security DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the banner of the 7th African Leadership Forum 2. various of participants of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat 4. various of plenary discussion 5. various of Accra's central business district 6. various of the 7th African Leadership Forum STORYLINE: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will prioritize intraregional agricultural trade to unlock the region's agricultural potential and achieve regional food security, Wamkele Mene, the secretary-general of the secretariat, said Thursday. Mene made the vow in his opening remarks at the 7th African Leadership Forum in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, stressing the need to reverse the continent's food import bill by utilizing its abundant arable lands to become self-sufficient in food production. The AfCFTA chie

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